low table; table with very short legs
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
principal occupation; core business
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
head; brains; intellect; understanding
invitation; introduction; temptation
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
moving about; stirring about
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to pause; to have a short intermission
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
a little; a bit; slightly
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain